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Chicago Midway International to Northwest Florida Beaches International MDW → ECP

693 nautical miles (797 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 172°, about 176° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:59 pm CDT (04:59 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MDW is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 4 knots; ECP is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 338 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 327 to 584 nm out.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from MDW.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
B39M at 35,000 ft, 6 nm northeast, 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. At the departure end, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IKK UA /OV CGT/TM 0029/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through IKK
Where
over CGT
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
A319 at 15,000 ft, 43 nm east, 5:08 pm CDT (22:08 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft. At the departure end, 43 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PPO UA /OV PPO/TM 2208/FL150/TP A319/TB NEG/RM DURD 150-130
```
Report
a routine report filed through PPO
Where
over PPO
Time
22:08 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft
E170 at 23,000 ft, 34 nm east, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): light turbulence. 109 nm along the route, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV VHP315020/TM 2314/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of VHP
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light
B38M at 23,700 ft, 8 nm west, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 168 nm along the route, 8 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
30 nm south (190°) of TTH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,700 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
A319 at 25,000 ft, 37 nm east, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 287 nm along the route, 37 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
17 nm east (070°) of BWG
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
C182 at 5,000 ft, 16 nm east, 4:46 pm CDT (21:46 UTC): remarks: zme. 297 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWG UA /OV BWG270005/TM 2146/FL050/TP C182/SK TOP 040/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWG
Where
5 nm west (270°) of BWG
Time
21:46 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
C182
Sky
top 4,000 ft
Remarks
zme
B738 at 34,000 ft, 30 nm west, 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 307 nm along the route, 30 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CKV UA /OV CKV/TM 2341/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through CKV
Where
over CKV
Time
23:41 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B77W at 31,000 ft, 18 nm west, 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 317 nm along the route, 18 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA315030/TM 2327/FL310/TP B77W/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
30 nm northwest (315°) of BNA
Time
23:27 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B77W
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
A319 at 32,000 ft, 11 nm west, 5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME62. 327 nm along the route, 11 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA315020/TM 2256/FL320/TP A319/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME62
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of BNA
Time
22:56 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZME62
P28A at 2,100 ft, 10 nm northeast, 4:33 pm CDT (21:33 UTC): remarks: base 2,100 ft. 356 nm along the route, 10 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MQY UA /OV MQY/TM 2133/FL021/TP P28A/RM BASE 021
```
Report
a routine report filed through MQY
Where
over MQY
Time
21:33 UTC
Height
at 2,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Remarks
base 2,100 ft
B737 at 38,000 ft, 27 nm east, 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-08. 544 nm along the route, 27 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGC UA /OV LGC240025/TM 2340/FL380/TP B737/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-08
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGC
Where
25 nm southwest (240°) of LGC
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-08

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 8 forecast points nearest it (JOT, IND, EVV, BNA, HSV, BHM, MGM, TLH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−10 kt		130 kt	5 h 20 min	12:52 am CDT (05:52 UTC)
5,500 ft	330° at 24 kt	−23 kt		143 kt	4 h 51 min	12:23 am CDT (05:23 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 29 kt	−27 kt	14 °C	147 kt	4 h 43 min	12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 31 kt	−28 kt	10 °C	148 kt	4 h 41 min	12:13 am CDT (05:13 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 32 kt	−29 kt	6 °C	149 kt	4 h 39 min	12:11 am CDT (05:11 UTC)
13,500 ft	330° at 31 kt	−28 kt	2 °C	148 kt	4 h 41 min	12:13 am CDT (05:13 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 30 kt	−26 kt	-3 °C	146 kt	4 h 45 min	12:17 am CDT (05:17 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 29 kt	−24 kt	-7 °C	144 kt	4 h 49 min	12:21 am CDT (05:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 29 kt	−24 kt	-8 °C	144 kt	4 h 49 min	12:21 am CDT (05:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 32 kt	−28 kt	-19 °C	148 kt	4 h 41 min	12:13 am CDT (05:13 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 42 kt	−35 kt	-35 °C	155 kt	4 h 28 min	12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 43 kt	−36 kt	-41 °C	156 kt	4 h 27 min	11:59 pm CDT (04:59 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 36 kt	−31 kt	-49 °C	151 kt	4 h 35 min	12:07 am CDT (05:07 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
JOT	used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°
IND	used from 99 nm out; 49 nm from the line	320/10	350/30 16°	350/32 10°	350/30 4°	340/31 -10°	340/42 -21°	340/49 -37°	320/46 -41°	320/47 -47°
EVV	used from 148 nm out; 56 nm from the line	310/13	340/26 16°	330/29 10°	330/32 4°	330/30 -9°	340/38 -20°	330/60 -35°	320/57 -41°	330/39 -48°
BNA	used from 297 nm out; 22 nm from the line	280/13	340/34 16°	330/38 10°	330/44 5°	330/39 -8°	330/38 -19°	320/49 -34°	330/53 -40°	330/35 -47°
HSV	used from 396 nm out; 19 nm from the line	290/15	330/34 16°	330/38 11°	330/40 5°	320/36 -7°	320/31 -18°	320/44 -34°	330/53 -41°	330/34 -48°
BHM	used from 445 nm out; 34 nm from the line	300/16	330/32 16°	320/37 11°	330/37 6°	310/33 -7°	310/30 -18°	320/40 -34°	330/43 -41°	330/30 -49°
MGM	used from 544 nm out; 16 nm from the line	300/16	330/30 16°	330/34 11°	320/31 7°	310/28 -7°	320/29 -17°	290/25 -34°	300/28 -41°	320/28 -50°
TLH	used from 643 nm out; 81 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
MDW Chicago, IL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	619 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)
IGQ Chicago, IL	20 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	619 ft	00:15 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN	89 nm out, 25 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	605 ft	00:16 UTC
HUF Terre Haute, IN	139 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the northeast (050°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	589 ft	23:53 UTC
OWB Owensboro, KY	247 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	407 ft	23:56 UTC
BNA Nashville, TN	346 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	599 ft	23:53 UTC
MQY Smyrna, TN	356 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	543 ft	23:56 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	435 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	23:53 UTC
BHM Birmingham, AL	495 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,200 feet	from the west (280°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	650 ft	23:53 UTC
TOI Troy, AL	604 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	397 ft	23:53 UTC
EDN Enterprise, AL	633 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	360 ft	00:15 UTC
ECP Panama City, FL	destination	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 650 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ECP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:59 pm CDT (04:59 UTC)

Wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for ECP

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for MDW, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 3 nm from the route, 327 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at MDW 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ECP is before sunrise there (6:43 am CDT (11:43 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

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Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Chicago Midway International, Northwest Florida Beaches International.